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7. [BEARDSLEY] GALLATIN, ALBERT AND ALEXANDER D. WAINWRIGHT. The Gallatin Beardsley Collection in the Princeton University Library: A Catalogue. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 1952. Publisher’s wrappers; the upper wrapper dupli- cates a Beardsley design for the Keynotes series. Very good. $65.00

8. BEAUMONT, CHARLES. The Hunger and Other Stories. New York: Putnam’s, 1957. First Edition. A near fine copy in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author in 1957. $1500.00

9. [BLACK SUN PRESS] BELL, MILLICENT. The Black Sun Press: 1927 to the Present. Provi- dence, Rhode Island: Brown University, 1955. Books at Brown: Vol. XVII, No. 1-2; publisher’s wrappers: Very good. $35.00 1. ADAMS, RICHARD. Watership Down. 14. BURNETT, W.R. Little Caesar. New York: 10. [BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS] FAHY, London: Paradine, 1976. First illustrated edition Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929. First CONOR. Printing a Book at Verona in 1622. (1972); one of 250 copies signed by Adams and Edition; advance copy, consisting of the signatures Paris: Fondation Custodia, 1993. First Edition. illustrator John Lawrence. This special issue of bound in a plain paper wrapper. Some penciled A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. $100.00 ten copies was prepared four years after the 1972 notes on the first blank regarding another book; publication; with an original fore-edge painting numerous editorial annotations in the text, and a watercolor drawing by Lawrence, signed probably for reprinting or serialization; minor with initials by the artist. Publisher’s full green soiling. $5000.00 morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe; fine in the original matching slipcase. $5000.00 15. BURNETT, W.R. The Goodhues of Sink- ing Creek. Los Angeles: The Raven’s Head Press, 2. [ALCOTT, BRONSON] MCCUSKEY, 1931. First Edition. Privately printed; one of 50 DOROTHY. Bronson Alcott, Teacher. New numbered copies; publisher’s wrappers; minor York: Macmillan, 1940. First Edition. Fine in a browning and wear; near fine. A trade edition was very good price-clipped dust jacket. $45.00 issued three years later. This copy was inscribed by the author in 1944. $350.00 3. [ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY] WORTHING- TON, MARJORIE. Miss Alcott of Concord. 16. BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Unused Garden City: Doubleday, 1958. First Edition. Dust Jackets for Back to the Stone Age and Fine in a very good dust jacket. $35.00 Tarzan and the Forbidden City. Tarzana: E.R.B., Inc., 1937 & 1938. Both are first edition dust 4. [AMERICANA] JAY, JOHN. Some Con- jackets with minor creases from folding, and very versations of Dr. Franklin and Mr. Jay. New slight wear. $200.00 Haven: Three Monks Press, 1936. First Edition. One of 247 copies. Near fine. $100.00 17. CAPOTE, TRUMAN. A Tree of Night and Other Stories. New York: Random House, 1949. On the Fritz 5. [ARCHITECTURE] CONSTANTINO, First Edition. Fine in a minutely rubbed dust 11. BRADBURY, RAY. Dandelion Wine. LINDA WARNER. The Beach House. Build- jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front free London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First English ing an Heirloom. The Arthur M. Blank Fam- endpaper. $1500.00 Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. Presentation ily Retreat on Hilton Head Island. Atlanta: copy; inscribed by the author to Fritz Lang and Arthur M. Blank, 2003. First Edition. A lav- 18. CAPOTE, TRUMAN. The Grass Harp. his wife, “Lily - Fritz, This ‘Wine’ from other ishly produced insight into the construction and New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition. years- offered with friendly wishes for the vintner design of the Blank family beach house. Blank Owner’s inscription on the front free endpaper; himself. Ray Bradbury. 10/3/63.” $1000.00 is a founder of Home Depot. Of an edition of fine in dust jacket. $500.00 500 copies printed, this is one of 100 meant to 12. BRIFFAULT, ROBERT. Psyche’s Lamp. be numbered, and signed by the author, but in 19. CARROLL, LEWIS. The Wasp in a Wig: London: George Allen & Unwin, 1921. First which neither was done. Fine in publisher’s cloth A “Suppressed” Episode of Through the Look- Edition. A very good copy. $100.00 and dust jacket. $450.00 ing-Glass...With a Preface, Introduction and Notes by Martin Gardner. New York: Lewis 13. BUCHAN, JOHN. The Pilgrim Fathers: 6. [ART] FREEDLEY, GEORGE. Simon Lissim. Carroll Society, 1977. First Edition. One of 750 The Newdigate Prize Poem 1898. Oxford: B.H. Fourteen Plates. With a Text by George Freedley. numbered copies. Fine. $85.00 Blackwell, 1898. First Edition. Printed wrappers New York: James Hendrickson, 1949. First Edition. with folded sheets laid in; near fine. $250.00 One of 250 copies signed by Lissim. Fine in the original slipcase, which is a little stained. $85.00 PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

Copy No.1 31. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. The Misfortunes of 23. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Daredevil. London: Mr. Teal. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. Ward, Lock, 1929. First Edition. A few tiny cloth First Edition. Very good; in a custom clamshell spots; very good to fine; in a custom clamshell box; Goldstone bookplate. Presentation copy; box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation copy; with inscribed by the author, “For Mother with an exceptional inscription from the author to his much love, all good wishes. Leslie Charteris. mother, “To Mother - with my love. An unlimited 21.6.34.” $1500.00 edition has been specially prepared for private circulation among the general public, of which 32. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. The Ace of Knaves. a few will be numbered & signed by the Author. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. First This is No: 1. Leslie Charteris. Second of January Edition. A very good copy in dust jacket; in a 1929.” $2500.00 quarter-leather clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author. “For 24. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. The Last Hero. Lon- Mother, with love, Leslie.” $2500.00 don: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First Edition. A few tiny cloth spots; very good to fine; in a custom 33. CHATFIELD-TAYLOR, H.C. The Land clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation copy; of the Castanet: Spanish Sketches. Chicago: inscribed by the author, “for Mother (and it IS a Herbert S. Stone, 1896. First Edition. Publisher’s good book). Leslie Charteris. 8.5.30.” $1500.00 decorated cloth; very good. $50.00

25. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Enter the Saint. 20. CATHER, WILLA. “The Fear That Walks London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First Edi- by Noonday” in The Sombrero. Lincoln, Ne- tion. Very good; in a custom clamshell box; braska: University of Nebraska, 1894. Original Goldstone bookplate. Signed by the author; decorated cloth; front hinge cracked; small date with his “Saint” stick man drawing, and dated stamp in the gutter of an inner page; very good “26.9.30.” $1500.00 in a custom cloth slipcase. Aside from this short story, Cather contributed a poem; her name is 26. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Knight Templar. listed as an associate editor and her picture appears London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. First among several others. $4500.00 Edition. Very good; in a custom clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Signed by the author; 21. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. The White Rider. with his “Saint” stick man drawing, and dated London: Ward, Lock, 1928. First Edition. A near “30.10.30.” $1500.00 fine copy of the author’s second book; in a custom clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation copy; 27. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. She Was A Lady. inscribed by the author, “To Auntie Y & Uncle London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1931. First Edi- George from Leslie Charteris. Thirtieth March tion. Very good; in a custom clamshell box; Kaye 1930.” $2500.00 bookplate. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Mother with love. Leslie Charteris. 22. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Meet The Tiger. 8.12.31.” $1500.00 London: Ward, Lock, 1928. First Edition of the first Saint novel. A very good to fine copy; in a 28. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Getaway. London: 34. CHRISTIE, AGATHA. Ten Little Niggers. custom clamshell box. $1000.00 Hodder & Stoughton, 1932. First Edition. A few London: Collins, 1939. First Edition. Bookplate; tiny cloth spots; very good to fine; in a custom light foxing and cloth fading; very good plus in a clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation very good dust jacket with some tears and chips, copy; inscribed by the author. “Blessings/ Leslie/ the most serious of which is a triangular finger- 21.9.32.” Given the provenance, it can be as- nail-sized one at the top of the front panel. sumed that the recipient of this copy was the A highly politically incorrect title even when author’s mother. $1500.00 published; the dust jacket compounded the sin with its illustration of little black figures with big 29. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. The Holy Terror. white lips. The book was published in America London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932. First Edi- as And Then There Were None, and re-issued as Ten tion. Cloth spotted and faded; very good; in a Little Indians, presenting problems of its own custom clamshell box; Kaye bookplate. Presenta- today. In any event, not only was this one of the tion copy; inscribed by the author, “for Mother author’s best books, it was also made into one of with love Leslie Charteris.” $1500.00 the best films based on her books, starring Walter Huston and Barry Fitzgerald. $8500.00 30. CHARTERIS, LESLIE. Once More The Saint. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. 35. COLETTE. Holograph Letter, Signed. One First Edition. Very good; in a custom clam- leaf; two pages. The author writes to the Galeries shell box; Kaye bookplate. Presentation copy; Lafayette regarding the purchase of clothing; with inscribed by the author, “for Mother with love the 1945 postmarked envelope addressed in her Leslie.” $1500.00 hand. $875.00 PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

36. COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Home- ing quantities. With well-justified reluctance, the 46. [SHERLOCKIANA] HILL, POPE, SR. Part ward Bound: or, The Chase. A Tale of the Sea. author sold the copyright for A Study in Scarlet One. No place of publication: privately printed, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838. First for £25. Hinges mended; blank corner of the 1947. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good; in- American Edition. BAL 3883. Two volumes; title page clipped; good to very good; in a cloth scribed by the author. $150.00 publisher’s muslin with paper labels; worn, clamshell box. $4000.00 stained; library markings; owner’s name at the top 47. [SHERLOCKIANA] KEDDIE, JAMES, of the title pages; small portion clipped from the JR. (ED.). The Second Cab: Fifteen Sherlockian front free endpaper of volume two; only a good Essays, One Sonnet and A Quiz. Boston: Stoke set. Published anonymously. $275.00 Moran, 1947. First Edition. One of 300 numbered copies; original wrappers. Owner’s inscription; 37. CUSHING, HARVEY. A Visit to Puy-en- very good. $125.00 Velay. Cleveland: Rowfant Club, 1986. Second edition; limited to 600 copies. Publisher’s cloth 48. [SHERLOCKIANA] LEWIS, MARTIN backed boards; light spine rubbing; about fine. AND DEAN DICKENSHEET. Wrong Again, A facsimile of the posthumously issued 1944 Watson. No place of publication: No publisher, first edition, but with an additional introduc- n.d.. First Edition. Consisting of a printed enve- tion. $100.00 lope; three duplicated sheets and an envelope with cards. Fine. $125.00 38. DE FOREST, J.W. Seacliff; or, The Mystery of the Westervelts. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1859. First Edition. The author’s first novel. BAL 4603; Wright 712. Minor page staining; very good. $100.00

Corrected by the Author 41. DOYLE, A. CONAN. Uncle Bernac. Lon- don: Smith, Elder, 1897. First Edition. Front hinge cracking; top 20 mm of title page excised; half of rear free endpaper torn off; a good copy. A. Conan Doyle bookplate (made and supplied by his son, Adrian); one of Conan Doyle’s own copies, with his holograph corrections to nine pages (mostly correcting or adding single words). These corrections were incorporated later, although we have not been able to determine when they first appeared. There was a second impression some months later, which we have not examined, but these changes were incorporated in the Author’s One of Only 15 Copies Edition (1903). Minor as these annotations may 49. [SHERLOCKIANA] MACDONALD, be, we have seen just a handful of books corrected ROSS & MARGARET MILLAR. Early Mil- by Doyle, and most of those are now in institu- lar: The First Stories of Ross Macdonald & tions. $1750.00 Margaret Millar. Introductory Note by Ralph B. Sipper. Santa Barbara: Cordelia Editions, 39. [DOVES PRESS] COBDEN-SANDER- 42. DOYLE, A. CONAN. Memories and 1982. First Edition. One of 15 hardbound SON, T.J. Catalogue Raisonne of Books Printed Adventures. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924. First copies signed by both authors. These stories & Published at the Doves Press: 1900-1911. American Edition. Very good to fine. $150.00 were published in Macdonald’s and Millar’s Hammersmith (London): The Doves Press, 1911. high school literary magazine, The Grumbler, “Second Edition.” This edition updates the origi- 43. [SHERLOCKIANA] CHRIST, JAY FIN- in 1931. Macdonald’s story, “The South Sea nal 1908 publication. Publisher’s linen spine and LEY. The Man With Three Eyes. No place of Soup Company” is a Holmes parody, featuring paper-covered boards; very good. Laid into this publication: privately printed, 1949. First Edi- Herlock Sholmes. Fine. $500.00 copy is the four page November, 1911 Notice of tion. One sheet folded. Very good. $50.00 Publication (catalogue), announcing this volume 50. [SHERLOCKIANA] MACDONALD, as one of 250 copies. $250.00 44. [SHERLOCKIANA] CHRIST, JAY FIN- ROSS & MARGARET MILLAR. Early Millar: LEY. Finch’s Final Fling. New York: Candle- The First Stories of Ross Macdonald & Margaret 40. DOYLE, A. CONAN. A Study In Scar- light Press, 1963. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Millar. Introductory Note by Ralph B. Sipper. let. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1890. First good. $75.00 Santa Barbara: Cordelia Editions, 1982. First American Edition; cloth issue; preceded by the Edition. One of 150 numbered copies in printed wrappered issue. Given that the English edition 45. [SHERLOCKIANA] EPSTEIN, MARVIN. wrappers. A little creased; very good. $50.00 was published only in wrappers, this is the first The Adventure of the Reappearing Figure by clothbound edition of the first Sherlock Holmes John H. Watson, M.D. No place of publication story. A Study in Scarlet appeared in America a few [Montclair, New Jersey]: privately printed, 1976. months before The Sign of Four, and two or three First Edition. Wrappers; one of 60 copies; fine. years later Holmes books were issued in stagger- Inscribed by the author to Bliss Austin. $75.00 PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

51. [SHERLOCKIANA] SMITH, EDGAR 54. [EASTMAN, MAX] KIMMELMAN, W. A Baker Street Four-Wheeler. New York: GEORGE AND MAX EASTMAN. The Aes- Pamphlet House, 1944. First Edition. Publisher’s thetic Response. New York: The Philosophical wrappers; one of 200 numbered copies. Very good Library, n.d. [1943]. First Edition. Wrappers; plus. $100.00 very good. Inscribed by Eastman. $45.00

55. [EIGHTEEN-NINETIES] GOODSPEED’S BOOK SHOP. The Nineties in America & England: Goodspeed’s Catalogue No. 225. Boston: Goodspeed’s, n.d. [1934]. Illustrated wrappers; some rubbing and wear; good to very good. $75.00

a fitting addition to your library.” Eisenhower responds to the suggestion that they play bridge, “...the suggestion of bridge is always an attractive one for me, but when I shall get time to indulge is another matter...[there is] nothing so personally attractive as a game of bridge or even a chance An Impressive Farewell just to sit and chin with a friend...” Signed in ink 52. [SHERLOCKIANA] VARIOUS CON- “Ike” with one small ink correction in the text. TRIBUTORS. Letters of Tribute to William Folded; fine. $11,500.00 Gillette On The Occasion of His Farewell to the Stage In His Famous Creation “Sherlock Presented by Emerson Holmes”. An exceptionally large poster; 64 x 44”; 58. [EMERSON, RALPH WALDO] BEAN, backed with slightly larger linen for preservation, Presented to the Publisher REV. JAMES. The Christian Minister’s Af- enabling it to be unrolled without damage. Nu- 56. EINSTEIN, ALBERT AND LEOPOLD fectionate Advice to a New Married Couple. merous creases from folds; some small chips, tears INFELD. The Evolution of Physics: The Growth Boston: Christian Register Office, 1832. Third and minor discolorations; printed in two colors. of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and American Edition (according to a printed note in At the start of his “Farewell Tour,” in New Quanta. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1938. the book); contemporary or original quarter-mo- York’s New Amsterdam Theater, November 25, First American Edition. Minor cloth staining; rocco and marbled boards; very good. Presented 1929, the author-playwright was presented with a very good. An excellent association copy; grate- by Emerson, “Mrs. Almira Heard - With the book of congratulatory letters from many promi- fully inscribed in German by Einstein to the best wishes of R. W. Emerson. October, 1832.” nent contemporaries. This poster reproduces those book’s publisher Richard Simon [“in memory of Shortly earlier, in September, 1832, Emerson in facsimile, surrounding Steele’s iconic image of a satisfying collaboration”]. Additionally signed resigned his church pulpit in Boston, traveling Gillette as Holmes, depicted in dressing gown by Infeld. Circumstances forced Einstein to leave to Europe later that yea. On his return in 1833, and with a pipe in his mouth. Germany in 1933, and he became a United States he began lecturing, which led to his literary Accompanied by Letters of Salutation and Felici- citizen in 1940. $12,500.00 career. $4000.00 tation Received by William Gillette On The Occasion of His Farewell to the Stage in “Sherlock Holmes,” Friendly Words 59. [FANTASY FICTION] SLOANE, WIL- setting in type 62 of these letters, including tes- 57. EISENHOWER, DWIGHT. Crusade in LIAM. The Edge of Running Water. New York: timonials by Doyle, Coolidge, Belasco, Frohman, Europe. Garden City: Doubleday, 1948. First Farrar, 1939. First Edition. Bookplate; very good C.D. Gibson, Otis Skinner, et al.; in original Edition. One of 1426 numbered copies signed by in a chipped, shabby, split dust jacket. A scarce printed wrappers, with Holmes in profile on the Eisenhower on the facsimile of the D-Day Order fantasy novel. $100.00 front wrapper; very good. of the Day. A fine copy in the original acetate dust Gillette continued touring as Holmes until jacket (chipped), but lacking the publisher’s slip- Signed by Faulkner 1932. Retirement was an unwelcome alternative case. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author 60. FAULKNER, WILLIAM. The Hamlet. for Gillette, who continued to appear on stage to publisher Richard Simon, “For Dick Simon New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition. until shortly before his death in 1937. $6000.00 - Whose wise counsel and kindly interest meant One of 250 numbered and signed copies. A very much to me in understanding the writing of this good copy. $3500.00 53. EASTMAN, MAX. Great Companions. document. With best wishes and lasting regard New York: Farrar, Straus, 1959. First Edition. from his friend/ Ike Eisenhower.” 61. [FINE PRINTING] HARRISON, PEG- Very good in dust jacket. Presentation copy; A one page typed letter to Simon is laid in. GY ANNE. Infanta Marguerite. San Fran- inscribed by the author. Short memoirs of Ein- Writing on his [five star] “DDE” personal statio- cisco: John Henry Nash, 1935. First Edition. stein, Hemingway, Trotsky, Chaplin, Freud, and nery on Dec. 3, 1948, noting that he has a copy Publisher’s wrappers; minor wear and tear; near others. $75.00 of this book for him and “...that, regardless of fine. $100.00 the quality of the narrative, it is, mechanically, PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

company with Zelda from the biggest muddle we the movies for a practically inexhaustible sum. I ever got into...Zelda is so near well that its now tried to throw you in...but...they wouldn’t take a question of a few weeks - but she had a damn you ...” Signed at the end, “S.” Fitzgerald has narrow escape from permanent neurasthenia or made three small ink corrections. Creases from worse. We have no plans. I am here in Switzerland folding; excellent condition. $15,000.00 near her...Your Affectionate Old Friend, Scott.” Very good. Seldes has penciled an annotation on the verso, “We were in Paris...” $12,500.00

65. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. One Page Typed Letter, Signed in ink “Scott”. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert Seldes from Baltimore, March 26, 1934, announcing an exhibition of Zelda’s paintings, and urging him to attend. Creased from folding; excellent condition. $6000.00

66. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. One Page Typed Letter, Signed “Scott”. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert Seldes from Baltimore, July 10, 1936, thanking him for a letter and that “...under other circumstances I would have voluminously Oh, You Beautiful Doll answered, but this is moving day...I appreciated 62. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. An Exceptional your interest tremendously and that I shall weigh Two Page Holograph Letter. Fitzgerald writes to what you have said.” Signed in brown color pencil, Gilbert Seldes from “Ellerslie,” Edgemoor, Dela- “Scott.” Creased from folding; excellent condi- ware. Undated, but probably 1927. Fitzgerald tion. $5000.00 is clearly in a jolly holiday mood. “The doll was beautiful - I sleep with it. You are the dearest 68. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. Three Page grandmother a little girl ever had...As I sit here Typed Letter, Signed. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert in my spacious twenty room mansion, hearing the Seldes from Baltimore, May 31, 1934, signed in howling of the winds outside and the groans of my pencil “Scott.” Fitzgerald comments at length toiling servants below, I think of how wonderful on the recipient’s editing of an anthology of the it is to be born a German princelet...I don’t blame late Ring Lardner’s work. “...At first I was disap- either of you for being disgusted with our public pointed because I had expected there would be brawl the other day...we are sober and almost the enough stuff for an omnibus and I still feel that nicest people I ever met...our difference of opinion it could have stood more weight.” Fitzgerald which had had been going on for a miserable fort- continues discussing one-act plays and suggests night for two weeks before we came to New York that Seldes edit a collection of Grand Guignol and led to all the unpleasantness, is settled and with his advice. The final, long paragraph com- forgotten.” Signed “Scott.” There is a marginal ments further on reviews of Tender is the Night, postscript in Fitzgerald’s hand regarding a letter “...My novel seems to go pretty well...No two sent by Zelda to Seldes. Creased from folds; in reviewers -- and I am speaking only of the big excellent condition. $12,500.00 shots -- agree who was the leading character...my total impression is that a whole lot of people just 63. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. One Page Holo- skimmed through the book for the story and it graph Letter. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert Seldes simply cannot be read that way..” Fitzgerald has from France. Undated, but likely 1929. “I was made three small pencil corrections in the text. delighted, so was Zelda, to hear that you’re back 67. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. Three Page Creased from folds; fine. $17,500.00 in Europe. Ring [Lardner] sent me a clipping Typed Letter, Signed. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert about your play - I know how it feels to see one Seldes from Baltimore, April 26, 1934. Fitzgerald 69. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. One Page go pop before your eyes and I deeply sympathized expresses his deep gratitude for Seldes’s praise Questionnaire, titled “The Dunlap Ques- with you...Zelda has been sick on and off for a for his novel (identified in the margin by Seldes tion”. At the top margin Fitzgerald’s name is year and we’ve come to this little lost town for a as Tender is the Night), “...I never had any doubt typed as the recipient. He has returned it to Gil- widely famed salt cure for her...[he writes of their after the weeks and months of half-sleepless work bert Seldes, inscribing in pencil, “Dear Gilbert, plans for the coming months, inviting Seldes to on the thing that it had some special merit and make the best of this, Scott.” The questionnaire visit]...After that, our plans depend, as usual, on value...On the whole the press has been very asks the recipient to “...make a quick survey finance...Always Your Friend, Scott Fit-.” Creased good...[except] for some student who didn’t seem of your whole life...” Eleven questions follow, from folding; excellent. $12,500.00 to know what the thing was all about...the only which Fitzgerald has answered in pencil. For tragedy of that...is that it is the reference journal example, the form poses the question, “Do you No Escape of the old maid librarians of the Great West. think that the more sensitive a person is the 64. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. One Page However, your review, more than any other, has more likely he or she is to choose the instant Holograph Letter. Fitzgerald writes to Gilbert given me the most satisfaction, and again I thank death? Yes.....No....” Fitzgerald answers, “It’s a Seldes from Switzerland, where Zelda was being you for liking the book.” Signed in ink, “Scott,” question of vitality, not of experience or logic. treated at a clinic. Undated, 1930-1931. Fitzger- He adds lengthy and humorous postscripts, “... Read your Eclisiastes [sic].” The questions seem ald thanks him for a check, “...just emerging in I have just sold Amanda and Maxwell Perkins to callow, but his answers are, even if verging on PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC. flip or dismissive, revealing and poignant. Un- - please accept this gift with admiration from the 78. FOWLER, GENE. Schnozzola: The Story of dated, but likely from the mid-thirties. Creases giver, of you, as a man and as an artist. F. Scott Jimmy Durante. New York: The Viking Press, from folding; near fine. $17,500.00 Fitzgerald to Edward Everett Horton. Encino 1951. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket. 1939.” Fitzgerald rented the guest house on the Presentation copy; inscribed by Fowler to gossip Thoroughly Dated Encino estate (“Belly Acres”) of character actor columnist Louella Parsons. $250.00 70. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. Flappers and Horton, who kept an eye on the failing, often Philosophers. New York: Scribners, 1922. Sixth inebriated author until he moved over the hills printing; a very good copy in a good, chipped to be near Sheilah Graham, in whose apartment dust jacket; in a custom half-morocco clamshell he died the following year. $75,000.00 box. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “For Edward Everett Horton from F. Scott 75. FITZGERALD, ZELDA. One Page Dupli- Fitzgerald. Looking over these stories has made cated Religious Message, Signed in Ink “Zelda me feel somewhat of an ancient, thoroughly Fitzgerald”. No date; c. 1944. The source of the dated, but they go with the rap. Hollywood, piece is unidentified. Creased at the folds; excel- 1939.” Fitzgerald rented the guest house on the lent. $3000.00 Encino estate (“Belly Acres”) of character actor Horton. $35,000.00

71. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner’s, 1925. First Edi- tion; first printing. Minor marginal staining on the endpapers; some cover dents and stains; dull; just very good. $1750.00

72. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner’s, 1925. First Edition; second printing (distinguished from 79. FROST, ROBERT. Mountain Interval. New the earlier printing by a few textual changes). York: Henry Holt, 1916. First Edition; first state. There were over 20,000 copies of the first The first printing of the author’s third published printing and only a cautious 3000 of the sec- book comprised 4000 copies. A fine copy in the ond. Near fine. $875.00 very scarce dust jacket, which has very minor wear; a small piece of tape has been removed from 73. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. All The Sad inside the top of the spine. $6500.00 Young Men. New York: Scribner’s, 1926. First Edition. A very good copy. $250.00

Particularly Endowed 76. FITZGERALD, ZELDA. Two Page Holo- graph Letter, Signed. Zelda writes to Gilbert Seldes from Montgomery, dated Jan. 4, 1944. “Trusting that these years of dramatic intensities and so-compelling exigencies have not obliter- ated your contact with the theatre, may I ask your interest on behalf of Miss Eleanor Turnbull, a childhood protege of Scott’s? He found her so particularly endowed with emotional power and with spontaneity...I hope you will be able to give her some friendly advice...and greatly accomodate [sic] me?” Creased from folds; upper corner of the second leaf missing (not affecting any handwriting); a couple of small stains; very good. $7500.00

Vassar Girls 80. GANDHI, M.K. Original Photograph, 77. FOWLER, GENE. The Jervis Bay Goes Inscribed. Measuring 3 x 4”; inscribed by the Down. New York: Random House, 1951. subject; “[illegible] M.K. Gandhi.” Undated, The End of the Sequence First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket. but mid-1940s. Some small spots; excellent 74. FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. Taps at Rev- A fine association copy, humorously inscribed condition. Signed on the verso by the photog- eille. New York: Scribners, 1935. First Edition; by the author to his close friend, W.C. Fields, rapher, Gandhi’s cousin, Kanu Gandhi. With a first printing; second state (with canceled leaves “To my kinsman, W.C., in memory of our holograph note of provenance from Carly Simon, correcting misprints); one page torn; a very good week at Vassar. With Regards, Gene Fowler, attesting to this photograph having been the copy in dust jacket; in a custom half-morocco Feb. 1941.” $1000.00 property of her grandmother until her death in clamshell box. Presentation copy; inscribed by the 1964. $5000.00 author, “We are now at the end of the sequence PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

Presented to the Publisher An extraordinary association copy, inscribed by 81. [GERSHWIN, GEORGE] GOLDBERG, the author to the female lead of the first film ISAAC. George Gershwin: A Study in Ameri- version of his most famous and enduring novel: can Music. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. “For Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels with all good First Edition. Front hinge cracking; cloth wear wishes - Dashiell Hammett. Hollywood, August, (especially the spine); very good. A remarkable 1931.” With the recipient’s leather bookplate presentation copy; inscribed by its subject to on the spine; some cloth spotting; very good. the publisher; “For Dick Simon, I don’t know Included is the orginal G&D dust jacket, as well what to say so I’ll write you a coupla’ themes as the two promotional wraparound bands, one [four musical quotations follow: three horizontal, of which features illustrations from the film with and one vertical along the left margin] George Bebe Daniels, the first Brigid O’Shaughnessy of Gershwin. Sept. 24, 1931.” Although the music the screen; in a custom clamshell box. The 1931 film’s reputation has been eclipsed by the 1941 John Huston version which starred Humphrey Bogart (the 1931 film starred Ri- cardo Cortez as Spade) and Mary Astor as Brigid O’Shaughnessy. Daniels married actor Ben Lyon in 1930; the film was released in May, 1931 to very favorable reviews, and its success was a huge boost to Hammett’s career. $25,000.00 86. HAMMETT, DASHIELL. The Maltese An Appropriate Association Falcon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First 88. [HARDY, THOMAS] JOHNSON, LIO- Edition. A near fine copy in a price-clipped first NEL. The Art of Thomas Hardy. With a Por- printing dust jacket, which, given offsetting on trait Etched from Life by William Strang and the endpapers from the flaps, was certainly issued a Bibliography by John Lane. London: Elkin with this copy. The dust jacket has undergone Mathews and John Lane, 1894. First Edition. some restoration, detailed in before and after Cloth extremities a little worn and chipped; photographs. This jacket was split along the folds, very good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the with small chips mostly at the extremities. There publisher and compiler of the bibliography, John was one larger chip along the right margin of the Lane, to a fellow publisher, “Grant Richards from front panel, which just barely affected the edge his friend John Lane.” $275.00 of the illustration. The restorer respected instruc- is not identified, two are from Rhapsody in Blue, tions to concentrate on conservation and mending, one from An American In Paris, and the fourth’s limiting restoration as much as practical; overall, origin is, as yet, undetermined. While Gershwin an attractive example. often incorporated music into his presentations, The book probably owes much of its reputation we cannot recall seeing another with this many to the 1941 film, which starred Humphrey Bogart musical passages. Given that the printed inscrip- as Sam Spade, but on its own it is seldom far from tion on the frontispiece self-portrait is dated less the top of anyone’s list of great American detective than a full month before the above presentation, novels, or, for that matter, detective novels of any this must have been among the earliest copies origin. $45,000.00 available. $27,500.00 87. HAMMETT, DASHIELL. The Maltese 82. [GOLF] BOYNTON, H.W. The Golfer’s Falcon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Rubaiyat. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone, 1901. First Later edition; the seventh printing of the novel. Edition. Publisher’s boards with a cloth spine; very good. $300.00

83. GRAY, THOMAS. Odes by Mr. Gray. Strawberry-Hill (London): R. & J. Dodsley, 1757. First Edition; first printing of the first book from Walpole’s Strawberry-Hill imprint. Bound in early to mid-19th century polished calf; front board detached; several blanks bound in; complete with 89. HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER. Uncle the half-title; some foxing; very good. $850.00 Remus: His Songs and Sayings. New York: D. Appleton, 1881. First Edition; third state. 84. HAGGARD, H. RIDER. She: A History Finely bound early in the 20th century in full of Adventure. London: Longmans, Green, 1887. black morocco with an elaborately decorated First Edition. Bookplates (including Frank spine; original spine and front cover cloth bound Hogan’s); hinges cracking; a very good copy in a in after the text. Inset onto each pastedown, cloth slipcase. $850.00 framed by gilt morocco, is an original watercolor by George H. Norman of Brer Rabbit; signed 85. HAMMETT, DASHIELL. The Dain Curse. by the artist. Minor rubbing and a barely visible New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. tide mark at top of the fore-edge; in excellent Very good. $750.00 condition. $2000.00 PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

90. HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER. Told by Hemingway’s wife Pauline was from Piggott, the printer. Some staining to the rear board, else Uncle Remus. New York: McClure, Phillips, Arkansas. The recipient was a local attorney, very good. $65.00 1905. First Edition. Finely bound early in the presumably an associate of the author’s father-in- 20th century in full black morocco with an law. The Hemingways spent much of November elaborately decorated spine; original spine and and December, 1932 in Piggott. While there, front cover cloth bound in after the text. Inset this film was released, prompting Hemingway onto each pastedown, framed by gilt morocco, to send his editor, Max Perkins, a statement is an original watercolor by George H. Norman of his displeasure for public release. Over that of Brer Fox; signed by the artist. Last leaf of Christmas holiday, Perkins joined Hemingway text trimmed along the outer margin, far from for local bird hunting. Some cloth staining; very affecting any text; an excellent copy. Bound in good in dust jacket. $5000.00 before the half-title is a one page holograph letter, signed by Harris, paraphrasing one of his poems 95. [HERSHOLT, JEAN] KNIGHT, RUTH from Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings, “...I can ADAMS AND JEAN HERSHOLT. Dr. Chris- only say to you/ What Brer Frog said When he/ tian’s Office. New York: Random House, 1944. jumped in the well/ Good-night buddy, I wish/ First Edition. Hersholt’s own copies of the first you mighty well!” $2500.00 two printings, both fine in dust jackets, and with long inscriptions by the author on their history, 91. HAWK, JOHN. The House of Sudden Sleep. bibliography (the actor-author was a noted book New York: Mystery League, 1930. First Edition. collector) and success. Laid in are three typed Very good in dust jacket. $50.00 letters from publisher Bennett Cerf to Hersholt about the novel, with a page of typescript. 92. HECHT, BEN & GENE FOWLER. The Hersholt’s bookplate is in each book; contained Great Magoo. New York: Covici-Friede, 1933. in a quarter-morocco slipcase. First Edition. About fine in dust jacket. $250.00 There were six films that starred Hersholt as With a Long Letter the kindly Dr. Christian, one of some 140 films 101. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] SAND, 93. HECHT, BEN. A Child of the Century. in which he appeared in, the best-known of which GEORGE. Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Dore. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954. First Edi- is probably von Stroheim’s Greed. $1250.00 Paris: Emile Testard, 1892. First Edition; two tion; long galleys; 462 pages plus 5 leaves of volumes. One of 75 numbered copies on Imperial preliminaries; bound at the top edge with rib- 96. HUDSON, W.H. Green Mansions: A Japan. Illustrated throughout by Adrien Moreau. bon. Numerous edge tears; very good. An aptly Romance of the Tropical Forest. London: Duck- A three page holograph letter, 1840, signed, from titled autobiography; Hecht was a central figure worth & Co, 1904. First Edition; first binding; Sand to the French poet Alphonse de Lamartine, in the Chicago literary renaissance, an important some minor cloth spotting; very good. An exotic is tipped into volume one. Some light rubbing at screen-writer highly successful as a “script-doc- romance of the Venezuelan jungle, adapted into the extremities, else a very attractive set in green tor,” as well as a prominent Zionist and political a 1959 film with Audrey Hepburn. $500.00 three-quarter morocco and marbled paper; top activist. $300.00 edges gilt; gilt decorated spines. $2500.00 97. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. Kresby a Verse. Prague: Vydall, Bradac, Kral, 1916. First Edition. Four full page illustrations and two vignettes by Beardsley. Some rubbing at the extremities; very good in boards. $200.00

98. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] DASSANCE, ABBE. Les Saints Evangiles. Paris: Curmier, 1836. First Edition. Two volumes in one. Chro- molithographed frontispiece; with numerous illustrations with tissue guards; the text within ornamental borders. Very occasional light spotting, else near fine, in full tooled leather; some rubbing to extremities. $500.00

99. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] MAUPAS- SANT, GUY DE. L’Heritage. Paris: Carteret, 1907. First Edition, with 21 illustrations by Maurice Eliot. One of an edition of 225 copies. Bound in three-quarter leather and marbled 94. HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. A Farewell paper; original wrappers and spine bound in; 102. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] UZANNE, to Arms. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929 decorated end-papers by Rene Kieffer. Some very OCTAVE. La Francaise du Siecle. Paris: A. [1932]. First Photoplay edition; with scenes light rubbing, else near fine. $350.00 Quentin, 1886. One of 100 copies on Grand from the 1932 film with Gary Cooper and Helen Papier du Japon; with engravings by Eugene Hayes. Presentation copy; inscribed by the au- 100. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] RANNIT, Gaujean after the artist, Albert Lynch. This is thor on the half-title, “For William F. Kirsch/ ALEKSIS. Kaljud. Illustreerinud Arno Vi- a unique copy; unnumbered, with engravings yours very truly/ Ernest Hemingway/ Piggott/ halemm. Sweden: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, in several states, including three variants of the 12/27/32.” 1969. First Edition. Inscribed by the author to frontispiece portrait of the author, one signed PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

logues of the Collections of Sir Henry Irving. 109. KEYNES, GEOFFREY. The Personality London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1905. Com- of William Harvey. Cambridge, England: Uni- prising his collections of theatrical relics, pictures versity Press, 1949. First Edition. Fine in a very & drawings, as well as his library. Original wrap- good price-clipped dust jacket. $100.00 pers; very good. $100.00 110. [LABOR] FOSTER, WILLIAM Z. The Signed by the Author Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons. New York: 105. JACOBS, W.W. The Monkey’s Paw: A B.W. Huebsch, 1920. First Edition. Publisher’s Story in Three Scenes. Dramatised by Louis N. wrappers; good to very good. $50.00 Parker. London: Samuel French, 1910. First Edi- tion; judging by the wrappers advertising later 111. [LABOR] HENDERSON, ARTHUR. The numbers in this series of acting editions, this is Aims of Labour. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1918. possibly a later issue. Front wrapper very slightly Second edition. Publisher’s wrappers; very good. chipped; signed by Jacobs. $1250.00 The author was Labour Party Secretary. $50.00

112. [LAUREL, STAN] ELLIOTT, WILLIAM J. Fit-Up! The Story of a Theatrical Tour. Lon- don: Gerald Swan, 1942. First Edition. Very good plus in dust jacket; in a custom clamshell box. Presentation copy; inscribed by comedian Stan Laurel, “This is so true Ben [Shipman]! Fondly by Uzanne. Magnificently (not an adjective we - Stan.” Laid in is a letter of provenance from the recall previously employing in a book description) recipient’s son. Laurel’s career began in vaudeville, bound in dark purple morocco by Lucien Magnin his family trade. On tour in the States, he debuted (Lyon) after a neo-classical design by Louis Bardy; in films in 1917 and made a successful transition signed in gilt on the lower edge of the front and from silents to talkies. $1750.00 rear panels. The design is richly and ornately tooled, using inlaid morocco in a variety of colors; 113. LIEBKNECHT, KARL. Militarism. New fancy silk endleaves; ribbons; raised spine bands York: B.W. Huebsch, 1917. First American Edi- with inlaid, decorated compartments; gilt edges; tion. Very good. The radical author and Rosa 11.25 tall x 8 wide x 3.25” deep; insignificant Luxemburg were founders of The Spartacist scuffing in a few places, else fine in a damaged and League. They were both gruesomely executed in worn, but original morocco clamshell box. The Berlin in 1919. $100.00 original watercolor design for the front panel is tipped into the volume and depicts three female 114. LINDSLAY, JAMES ELLIOTT. The Silent figures and a pergola. This design is repeated Procession. A History of the Evergreen Cemetery on the rear panel with the central female figure Wordy in Morristown, New Jersey. Morristown: The Ev- transformed into Satan, with another pergola on 106. JOYCE, JAMES. Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare ergreen Cemetery, 2001. First Edition. Publisher’s the spine. & Co., 1922. First Edition; one of 750 numbered cloth; a fine copy. $100.00 Notably, this copy contains 36 original illustra- copies. Original publisher’s wrappers. Minor rub- tions by Lynch accomplished in water color, pen bing and soiling of the wrappers; a little short of and ink, and pencil, one of which is on canvas. fine, but an excellent, unrestored copy. Born in Peru, Lynch moved to Paris where he Never having read this effusively praised and began by drawing initials and ornaments, studied influential book, this cataloguer will refrain from at the Louvre, and under the patronage of friends plagiarizing those who are actually familiar with and publishers, quickly built a reputation on his it. In a custom clamshell box. $85,000.00 ability to capture the essence of the French gentle- woman and her considerable wardrobe. Lynch’s 107. [JUDAICA] HESCHEL, ABRAHAM original work has probably never been more in JOSHUA. The Earth is the Lord’s: The Inner demand than it is today: a single pencil study of World of the Jew in Eastern Europe. With a woman sold at Christie’s for over $4600.00 in Wood Engravings by Ilya Schor. New York: 2007, and his paintings regularly sell in the mid Henry Schuman, 1950. First Edition. Signed five-figures. by the author. Fine in a very good, chipped dust This very copy sold for £55.00 at Christie, Manson jacket. $125.00 & Woods in 1897, a sale in which a Shakespeare First Folio brought £107.00. $75,000.00 108. KENT, CORITA. Landscape Watercolor, Signed. On paper; approximately 9” x 12”; A 103. [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS] WINTERS, primitive landscape in green, blue and gray TERRY. Intersections and Animations: 50 brushstrokes. Signed “Corita” in the lower right Drawings. No place of publication: Dome Edi- with her identifying number on the verso. In fine tions, 1990. First Edition. A fine copy in printed condition. $350.00 wrappers and dust jacket. $65.00 A Fine Association 115. [LOVECRAFT, H.P.] FORBES, ES- The Sum of a Man’s Life THER. A Mirror For Witches. Boston: Hough- 104. [IRVING, SIR HENRY] CHRISTIE, ton, Mifflin, 1928. Later printing. Very good in MANSON & WOODS. Three Auction Cata- PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC. dust jacket. With Lovecraft’s inscription on the 121. MERRITT, A. Dwellers in the Mirage. 128. [OPERA LIBRETTO] DONIZETTI, front free endpaper, “From W. Paul Cook, Esq. London: Skeffington and Son, n.d. [1920]. First GAETANO. Anna Bolena: A Lyric Comedy in H.P. Lovecraft/ Providence, R.I./ Sept. 1932.” English Edition. Hinges cracked; a good to very Two Acts. New York: Snowden, Printer, 1850. With Lovecraft’s bookplate. Cook was a friend good copy; inscribed in orange pencil on the title Marbled paper wrappers; very good. $50.00 of the author and publisher of The Shunned page by the author to an editor; “ Dear Mr. Skin- House. $3750.00 nery - Read the way I wanted to end this. Not 129. [OPERA LIBRETTO] DONIZETTI, as it ends in the book. A. Merritt.” The author GAETANO. The Child of the Regiment: A 116. LOWELL, AMY. Men, Women and Ghosts. has used the same pencil to cross out the ending, Grand Opera. New York: Sheridan Company, New York: Macmillan, 1916. First Edition. Some marking it with an “A.” Included are two pages 1853. Publisher’s wrappers; some staining; very rubbing; very good. An inscribed copy; signed by of foolscap ribbon typescript with his preferred good. $50.00 the author in 1916 with the final three lines of ending; Merritt has marked the top of page one her W.W. I poem, “The Allies,” collected in this with the “A.” 130. [OPERA LIBRETTO] ROSSINI, GIO- volume. $500.00 The author changed the ending for its serializa- ACHINO. Cinderella; or, the Triumph of tion in Argosy, and subsequent editions used this Goodness: A Melo-Dramatic Opera. New York: 117. MASTERS, JOHN. Casanova. London: Ar- more upbeat ending until his preferred ending in Adriance, Sherman, 1852. Publisher’s wrappers; cadia Press, 1970. Deluxe issue; one of 265 signed this typescript was restored in Fantastic Novels in very good. $50.00 copies; bound in full purple decorated morocco by 1941 and subsequent Avon editions. In a custom Zaehnsdorf; all edges gilt. Fine. $350.00 clamshell box. $2500.00 131. PEPYS, SAMUEL. The Diary of Samuel Pepys...Edited With Additions by Henry B. 122. [MONEY] WOODS, W.O. The Story of Wheatley. London: George Bell & Sons, 1893 Uncle Sam’s Money. New York: Gregg Publish- - 1899. Ten volumes; bound by Worsfold in ing, 1932. First Edition. Near fine in a very good, contemporary 3/4 green morocco with marbled chipped dust jacket. The author was Treasurer of paper boards; top edges gilt; raised bands with the the United States. $100.00 author, title and volume number lettered in gilt in compartments with the date of each volume 123. MORRIS, WILLIAM. Monopoly, Or How at the foot of the spine. The spines are uniformly Labour is Robbed. London: Office of “Freedom”/ faded to brown; an excellent set. $2250.00 W. Reeves, n.d. [1891-1892]. The “Freedom” Library. Apparently the second edition; preceded by its publication as part of The Socialist Platform (The Commonweal) in 1891, and re-issued in 1891. Publisher’s wrappers; 16 pages; stapled; very good. $200.00

124. NIN, ANAIS. A Spy in the House of Love. New York: British Book Centre, n.d. [c. 1955]. Very good in a dust jacket with a couple of interior tape mends. Gift inscription; signed by the 118. MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET. The Mak- author. $225.00 ing of a Saint. Boston: L.C. Page, 1898. First Edition of Maugham’s second book, published 125. NORRIS, FRANK. The Argonaut Manu- nearly a month earlier than the English edition. script Limited Edition of the Collected Works of Stott A2, binding ii (there is no priority estab- Frank Norris. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, lished among the three binding variants); 2000 1929. Ten volumes; one of 245 numbered sets copies were printed. A fine copy; inscribed by the with a manuscript leaf of Norris’s most famous author at a later date, “A very early novel written novel, McTeague. Publisher’s japan vellum bind- in Capri during the summer of 1895. W. Somerset ing; minor wear and spotting; in excellent condi- Maugham/ for Norman Unger.” $6000.00 tion. $1750.00

119. MCCUTCHEON, GEORGE BARR. An- 126. O’FLAHERTY, LIAM. The Wilderness Funnier than Durante derson Crow, Detective. New York: Dodd, Mead, in The Humanist: A Journal For Progressive 132. PERELMAN, S.J. Dawn Ginsbergh’s 1920. First Edition. The author’s own copy; with People. Complete in six issues; January - June Revenge. New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. his bookplate and ink notation, “This book was 1927. Publisher’s wrappers; fine copies; in a cloth First Edition of the author’s first book. In the produced today, George Barr McCutcheon. 20 slipcase. $125.00 presumed first binding; worn and chipped at the March 1920.” Very good. The back flap and part spine ends; a good copy in a worn and defective of the back panel are pasted inside the back cover; 127. O’FLAHERTY, LIAM. The Puritan. dust jacket. the remainder of the dust jacket is damaged. In a London: Jonathan Cape, 1931 [actually 1932]. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author to his custom quarter-morocco box. $450.00 First Edition; apparently the earliest state, with wife, signing with an apparent pet or joke name, 1931 on the copyright page; most copies have “May 23, 1930. To Laura who is even funnier 120. [MEDICINE] FEUCHTERSLEBEN, 1932. Review copy with the publisher’s slip laid that Jimmy Durante. Bic. On her 19th birthday.” ERNST VON. Health and Suggestions: The in. Signed by the author. Bookplate; about fine in Perelman’s wife Laura, with whom he partnered Dietetics of the Mind. Translated and Edited a lightly used dust jacket with a small scribbled on several writing projects, was the sister of his by Ludwig Lewisohn. New York: B.W. Huebsch, pen note on the back panel. In a quarter-morocco Brown schoolmate Nathanael West. $5000.00 1910. First Edition. Very good. $50.00 slipcase. $400.00 PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

The Dedication Copy 138. [PHOTOGRAPHY] WOLFF, PAUL. My 133. PERELMAN, S.J. AND QUENTIN First Ten Years with the Leica. New York: B. REYNOLDS. Parlor, Bedlam and Bath. New Westermann Co., n.d. [1932]. First Edition. Near York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First Edition of fine in a very good jacket with some adhesive Perelman’s second book. Minor cloth staining; staining inside the front flap. $150.00 very good in what’s left of the dust jacket (worn, lacking the spine). 139. POLIDORI, JOHN WILLIAM. The This the dedication copy; inscribed by Perel- Vampyre, A Tale. London: Sherwood, Neely and man, “To Laura, On the eve of sailing June 5, Jones, 1819. First Edition; second issue, preceded 1931, the year of the big depression. Tout mon by a rare earlier issue attributing authorship to amour, Sid.” The book is dedicated to L.W. Byron. This issue reset the half-title and title, (Laura [West] Weinstein, the sister of Nathanael but didn’t note Polidori, Byron’s secretary, as its West, Perelman’s wife and early writing col- author. Original wrappers; rebacked to style; mi- laborator). $5000.00 nor restoration to the wrappers; occasional minor foxing and browning; in a custom full morocco slipcase (with some stains). $4000.00

140. POTTER, BEATRIX. Letters to Children. New York: Harvard College Library, 1966. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; a fine copy. Facsimiles of Potter’s letters; with transcriptions. Printed at the Stinehour Press, with their bookplate inside period, issued a handful of superb books: To A God the front cover. $45.00 Unknown and Roll, Jordan, Roll are two that readily come to mind. Unfortunately, this imprint was Fact vs. Fiction short-lived, but this book and its author eventu- 141. REEVE, ARTHUR B. The Silent Bul- ally re-emerged to long-overdue recognition, let. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. Later acclaim and academic attention. edition; originally published in 1912. Hinges Variously called the great novel of immigrants cracked; very good. An exceptional association in America, the great Jewish-American novel, copy; inscribed by the author, “To Harry Houdini and a highspot of modernist literature, it’s fair - ‘master of mystery’ in fact from ‘Craig Kennedy’ enough to credit it with all of these. We cannot master of mystery in fiction. Arthur B. Reeve. recall seeing or having a contemporary presenta- Dec. 20, 1918.” $2250.00 tion copy of the first edition. $30,000.00

142. RINEHART, MARY ROBERTS. The A High Spot Street of Seven Stars: A Story of Vienna. Bos- 134. [PHOTOGRAPHY] KARSH, YOUSUF. ton: Houghton, Mifflin, 1914. First Edition. Original Silver Gelatin Photograph of Sir Ed- Fine in a very good dust jacket with interior mund Hillary. 1960. With Karsh’s stamp on the tape mends. Presentation copy; inscribed by the verso; 8 x 10”; in the photographers’s mount (10 author. $500.00 x 12”), signed by the subject at the lower right “E.P. Hillary.” The mountaineer is photographed 143. ROHMER, SAX. Yu’an Hee See Laughs. in an anorak, sun-burned and wind-blown, as he Garden City: Crime Club, 1932. First American must have looked after conquering Everest with Edition. Only a good copy in the remnants of Tenzing in 1953, a feat for which the New Zea- the dust jacket. An exceptional association copy; lander was knighted. The photograph is fine; the inscribed by the author, “To Harry Blackstone mat has minor creasing and spotting. $3500.00 with every good wish from Brother Magician Sax Rohmer.” $1500.00 135. [PHOTOGRAPHY] SCHLEY, MICHAEL. The Heart of Prague. No place of publication: Call It Rare Michael Schley, 2004. First Edition. One of 1000 144. ROTH, HENRY. Call It Sleep. New York: copies. A fine copy in cloth. $125.00 Robert O. Ballou, 1934. First Edition of the author’s first and nearly only book. A good to 136. [PHOTOGRAPHY] SZARKOWSKI, very good copy in a good, chipped dust jacket JOHN. The Work of Atget: Old France. New with interior mending. However, this a remark- Presented to His American Publisher York: Museum of Modern Art, 1981. First Edition. able presentation copy; inscribed by the author, 145. SALTEN, FELIX. Bambi. New York: A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. $200.00 “For Charles Stern, whom (or should I say who?) Simon and Schuster, 1929. An early American Bob Ballou says is his best friend. Henry Roth.” edition of one of the most famous and best-loved 137. [PHOTOGRAPHY] WERTENBAKER, Inscribed below by the publisher, “Charles, I children’s stories of the twentieth-century. This CHARLES CHRISTIAN. Invasion! Photo- am amazed by the lack of discrimination which publisher first issued the book in 1928. Some graphs by Robert Capa. New York: Appleton- makes you willing to have this page violated by fading; very good in a supplied first American Centruy, 1944. Second printing. A very good the signature of Robert Ballou.” edition dust jacket. Laid into this copy is the copy. $25.00 While it soon enjoyed a second printing, this publisher’s promotional booklet. Appreciatively novel went out-of-print quickly and was forgot- inscribed in German by the author to his Ameri- ten for several decades. The publisher, in a brief can publisher, Richard Simon, in New York in PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

1930. Presumably, this copy, rather than one ing stretches across the sheet, depicting in pen and from the 1928 printing, was at hand during ink and wash Munchausen carrying away a huge the author’s visit. cannon from a pursuing army. Signed, “Ronald We have previously seen only two inscribed Searle, 1969 & authenticated by...R.E. Raspe/ copies, both the German editions; we have never Scoundrel.” Captioned in Searle’s hand, “Ye Baron seen an English language edition inscribed. The von Perelman taking up the burden of a preface.” book was suppressed in Nazi Germany, and With the additional annotation, “This is Copy No. the author’s works burned. Salten (Siegmund 1 of a limited edition of one copy. For Sid in poor Salzmann) was born in Budapest, and began return of a generous gesture - & for Laura with love writing while working in the insurance busi- for being there. Ronald. Paris on Publication day. ness. He was a journalist in Berlin and Vienna, October 1st 1969.” Searle has also inscribed the fleeing to Switzerland in 1938. He sold the film book across the entire front board, incorporating rights to Bambi in 1933, but profited little from the publisher’s title, to read “S.J. & Laura West the great success of the Disney film of the same Perelman’s copy of [The Adventures of Baron title. $11,500.00 Munchausen] - decorated for them by R.Searle”. His second wife, Monica, has also inscribed this Signed by Sartre leaf at the lower right-hand corner. $4500.00 146. SARTRE, JEAN-PAUL. The Wall and Other Stories. Translated by Lloyd Alexander. 149. SERLING, ROD. Twilight Zone Revisited. New York: New Directions, 1948. First American New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1964. First Edi- Edition. An out-of-series copy of the signed edition. Front hinge cracking; very good or a little tion of 25 numbered copies. Very nearly fine in a better in dust jacket. Inscribed by Serling on the 152. SHELLEY, MARY W. Frankenstein; or very worn publisher’s slipcase. $2750.00 copyright page. $1000.00 the Modern Prometheus. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1833. First American Edition; 147. SEARLE, RONALD AND KAYE The Dedication Copy two volumes; original publisher’s muslin backed WEBB. Paris Sketchbook. London: Perpetua 150. SERLING, ROD. The Season to be Wary. boards with paper labels. Owner’s signatures at Books, 1957. Revised and enlarged edition. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. First Edition. A the top of each upper board; some rubbing and Very good in dust jacket. Presentation copy; near fine copy in dust jacket. The dedication chipping of the spine labels; minor foxing and inscribed to S.J. Perelman’s daughter Abby, copy, inscribed by the author to Sammy Davis, Jr., staining; overall, an attractive set in original “[in Searle’s hand] To Abby (whom we hope to “9/22/67. For Sammy - Turn 4 pages from here condition; in a custom clamshell box. meet) with love from the author [in his wife’s and feel loved! Affection, Rod.” $1750.00 Shelley herself, in the preface, describes how hand] Kaye [following in Searle’s hand] & the this book came to be written: “It is a subject also artist Ronald Searle.” $750.00 of additional interest to the author, that this story was begun in the majestic region where the story is principally laid, and in society which cannot cease to be regretted. I passed the summer of 1816 in the environs of Geneva. The season was cold and rainy, and in the evenings we crowded around a blazing wood fire, and occasionally amused ourselves with some German stories of ghosts...These tales excited in us a playful desire of imitation. Two other [Byron & Shelley] friends (a tale from the pen of one of who would be far more acceptable to the public than any thing I can ever hope to produce) and myself agreed to write each a story, found on some supernatural occurrence. The weather, however, suddenly became serene; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps, and lost, in the magnificent scenes which they present, all memory of their ghostly visions. The following tale is the only one which has been completed.” 151. SHELLEY, MARY W. Frankenstein: or, The book was published in England in 1818, The Modern Prometheus. Revised, corrected, and, although the author wrote several other A Presentation Lacking Nothing and illustrated with a new introduction by the books, this is her most important contribution 148. [SEARLE, RONALD] RASPE, R.E. AND author [bound with Schiller’s The Ghost-Seer]. to literature. However, this one story is an amaz- OTHERS. The Adventures of Baron Munchau- London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, ing achievement, especially considering that the sen. Profusely Illustrated by Ronald Searle. With 1831. Third edition; first illustrated edition; author lacked formal schooling and was only 21 an Introduction by S.J. Perelman. New York: publisher’s cloth and spine labels; very minor wear; years old when she wrote this novel. No other Pantheon, 1969. First Edition. Foxed; very good an excellent copy in a custom quarter-morocco writer even came close to equaling this in the in dust jacket. An exceptional presentation copy: clamshell box. In the introduction, Shelley related horror genre for many decades, and it remains on a leaf of paper approximately 10” tall by 14” in print for the first time how she came to write unsurpassed today. $22,500.00 wide, mounted to the front endpapers, Searle has the story. $12,500.00 drawn a detailed, finished illustration, captioned, and with inscriptions to S.J. Perelman. 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under the colophon, as he did in all 1500 copies, is the salt of the earth. Fraternally, Irving Stone. additionally inscribing it in a different blue pen, Stockton, Nov 2, 1938.” writing their names above the colophon, with the Kirk Douglas starred in the 1956 film as Vin- religious inscription below his signature. cent van Gogh. Anthony Quinn won an Oscar for “Ted and Geva” were the nicknames Steinbeck his role as Gauguin. $650.00 used for his friends John Emery and Tamara Geva. Emery was an actor who had been married to Tallulah Bankhead and whose middle name was “Edward”; it was also his father’s name. After his death, in 1964, Steinbeck delivered a eulogy of Emery, later privately printed. Geva, nee Gever- geyeva, was a dancer in the Ballets Russes whose first husband was George Balanchine. She was an intimate friend of Steinbeck’s wife, Elaine. Although religion is a recurring theme in East of Eden - a modern retelling of Cain and Abel’s story - this inscription might have been playful. Steinbeck could have even been referring to Geva’s father’s success as a manufacturer of church vest- ments in Russia. In his eulogy of Emery, Steinbeck 153. [SHELLEY, MARY] EGREMONT, MI- described him as, “An actor, a player, not the CHAEL. The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel product of make-up and publicity, but an actor to Frankenstein). London: The Readers Library in his bloodÉ.He played many parts well, whereas Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Ink most us play only one - badly.” And, “He played date on the title page below the author’s name; larger than life - bravura - and he played small as pages browned and brittle as always; very good a mouse. He was profession himself. May all of in a good dust jacket with a fingernail-sized chip us hope to come to our curtain as unstained and at the foot of the spine. The front panel is a worthily as he.” $7500.00 In the Beginning color illustration of Karloff and Elsa Lanchester 163. [SUPERMAN] LOWTHER, GEORGE. (noting “A Universal Picture”) and the “Editor’s 158. STOKER, BRAM. Personal Reminiscences The Adventures of Superman. Based on the Note” praises both the film and this noveliza- of Henry Irving. New York: Macmillan, 1906. cartoon character created by Jerry Siegel and tion. $3500.00 First American Edition; two volumes; hinges Joe Shuster. Illustrations by Joe Shuster. New broken in volume one; some waterstains to vol- York: Random House, 1942. First Edition. 154. SIMON, ANDRE L. Star Chamber Revels. ume two; both are in attractive, but spine faded Some cloth staining; erasure on the front free Peekskill, New York: Crosby Gaige/ Watch Hill examples of the dust jackets. $300.00 endpaper; good in a price-clipped dust jacket. Press, 1937. First Edition. Signed by Simon at Signed by Siegel and Shuster. First appearance of the end of his introduction. Very good. $125.00 159. STOKER, BRAM. Personal Reminis- this Superman novel, illustrated by Superman’s cences of Henry Irving. New York: Macmillan, co-creator. $2750.00 155. SIMPSON, ALAN & MARY. Jean 1906. First American Edition; two volumes; Webster Storyteller. Little Compton: Tymore bound in 3/4 morocco. Minor rubbing; an at- 164. SYMONS, JULIAN. Critical Occasions: Associates, 1984. First Edition. A fine copy in tractive set. $200.00 Essays. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1966. First dust jacket. $85.00 Edition. Near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. 160. STOKER, BRAM. Dracula’s Guest and Inscribed by the author. On Orwell, Ambler, 156. SMITH, THORNE. The Bishop’s Jaegers. Other Weird Stories. London: George Routledge, Chandler, West, the Beats,and others. $35.00 Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1932. First Edi- 1914. First Edition. A near fine copy in a supplied, tion. Signed presentation copy to Smith’s editor very good, later issue dust jacket, featuring the 165. [THEATER] MATHEWS. MRS. Memoirs inscribed: “For Malcolm Johnson. Dear Malcolm: same design as the first. $2250.00 of Charles Mathews, Comedian. Philadelphia: If I keep writing books like this and you keep Lea & Blanchard, 1839. First American Edition. editing them whose mind is going to get the 161. STOKER, BRAM. Dracula’s Guest. Lon- Two volumes; publisher’s cloth with paper spine dirtier first! Thorne Smith. Malc: Don’t forget don: Prince of Wales’ Theatre, 1927. One of 1000 labels; some wear; foxing and staining; good to the Four Roving Smiths on the court. T.S.” Fine numbered copies issued to celebrate the 250th very good. $200.00 in a lightly used dust jacket. $1250.00 performance of “Dracula.” Original wrappers; soiled and chipped; only a good copy. While we 166. [THEATER] RUTHERSTON, ALBERT. A Testement of Sorts have never seen one, these were issued with an Sixteen Designs for the Theatre. Oxford: Ox- 157. STEINBECK, JOHN. East of Eden. elastic powered bat that sprung out when the ford University Press, 1928. First Edition. One New York: Viking, 1952. First Edition; one of book was opened for the first time. $500.00 of 475 numbered copies. Light rubbing; near 1500 copies signed by Steinbeck. A little damp fine. $100.00 wrinkling and minor spots; a near fine copy, but 162. STONE, IRVING. Lust for Life. New lacking the original clear acetate dust jacket and York: Longmans, Green, 1934. First Edition 167. THOMPSON, HUNTER S. Generation publisher’s slipcase. Presentation copy, signed and Fine in a minutely used dust jacket. Inscribed by of Swine: Gonzo Papers Vol. 2. New York: inscribed by the author on the colophon leaf with the author; “Inscribed to Tom Moran - who has Summit, 1988. First Edition; uncorrected proof. an apostolic benediction: “For Ted and Geva “The the finest collection of first editions in Stockton. Publisher’s wrappers; near fine. $125.00 Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Ð And because any man who collects first editions Amen.” Steinbeck signed this copy in blue ink 168. THUMB, GENERAL TOM. Original Cabinet Photograph of General Tom Thumb’s PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC.

Widow Lavinia Warren. Thumb’s given name slight page staining; very good plus in a custom B.W. Huebsch, 1918. First Edition. Some foxing; was Charles Stratton. He died in 1883, and his wife clamshell box. Presentation copy; inscribed on very good. Despite strenuous and sincere efforts, remarried someone even shorter, “Count Magri.” In the half-title by Jacobs, “To Mark Twain with the nothing really got settled. $75.00 this photograph (Swords Bro’s, York, Pennsylvania), author’s compliments. Oct. 1908.” With the “S.L. Lavinia is holding hands with her husband, his Clemens - 1908” signature inside the front cover. 175. [W.W.I] BURGESS, GELETT. War The supposed brother “Baron Magri” standing nearby. Below the inscription, Twain has written, appar- Creator. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1916. First Their names are captioned in print on the mount. ently in passing the book on to someone else, “It’s Edition. Some foxing; very good. $45.00 Undated, but probably taken around 1885; approxi- a delightful book. Mark. Bog House, Bermuda, mately 4 x 6 1/2”. Aside from very minor damage March/10. I have read it about 5 times. The above 176. WALLACE, LEW. The Fair God. Illus- at the top margin, very good. verdict stands.” Apparently, Twain found Chapter trated by Eric Pape. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, Nineteenth-century audiences gawked at these V especially praiseworthy. On two pages he has 1894. Deluxe edition; 250 numbered copies were “little people,” something we might be embar- annotated the text with over 90 words. There are issued; this is one of ten author’s copies; inscribed rassed to do in public nowadays. So-called traveling numerous small ink corrections throughout the by Wallace. Two volumes; publisher’s decorated “freak shows” are largely a thing of the past. Yet, text, likely by Twain. $12,500.00 suede; one outer hinge partially cracked; minor lest we feel superior with our assumed advanced foxing; some wear at the extremities; in a custom understanding, humanity and sympathy, there are 172. URIS, LEON. Exodus. Garden City: clamshell box. $500.00 cable “reality” shows voyeuristically following the Doubleday, 1957. Advance reading copy; repro- adventures of their modern counterparts. What- ducing the (8 1/2 x 11”) typescript in three large 177. WEBSTER, DANIEL. The Works of ever base emotions these programs satisfy survive brad-bound volumes with printed wrappers; 1164 Daniel Webster. Boston: Charles C. Little and beneath a veneer of sophistication, socialization and pages; some tears at the brad holes; very good. The James Brown, 1851. First Edition; six volumes; technology. In the privacy of our own homes, many best-selling book was published the next year. publisher’s cloth; subscriber’s issue, with a leaf of us are still gawking. $225.00 We have not seen another example of this issue. signed by Webster bound in. Spines faded; minor This advance issue would have been expensive to wear; a very good set. $1250.00 169. THURBER, JAMES. Further Fables For produce; persumably only very few copies would Our Time. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. have been made. $400.00 178. WELLS, H.G. The Discovery of the Future. “Special Edition.” Near fine in the publisher’s New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1913. First American slipcase (a little worn). Presentation copy; inscribed Edition. The English edition was published in by the author in pencil in his large near-blind 1902. Some wear; very good. $35.00 hand, “Jolly times to Moore and Margot. Jim and Helen.” $650.00 179. [WESTERN FICTION] MACDONALD, WILLIAM COLT. Mascarada Pass. Garden 170. [TRADE CATALOGUES] HEATH & City: Doubleday, 1954. First Edition. Pages MULLIGAN. Heath & Mulligan Mfg. Co.: Pre- yellowed; very good in a dust jacket with the pared Paints. Chicago: Heath & Mulligan, n.d. [c. publisher’s advance stamp. Presentation copy; 1900]. Stitch-bound wrappers plus six leaves; five of inscribed by the author to his son. $100.00 which are color and each illustrates a home painted and trimmed in different colors. Minor stains; very good; approximately 6 1/2 wide x 3 1/2” tall. This company, among others, was eventually acquired by Glidden Paints. $100.00

Presented to the Illustrator 173. UZANNE, OCTAVE. Contes de la Vingtieme Annee. Paris: Floury, 1896. First Edition; one of 700 copies printed. A uniquely important presentation copy; warmly inscribed by the author to the illustrator, “a mon ami et tres parfait illustrateur Eugene Courbin . . . de sincere affection, Octave Uzanne.” Beneath the inscription, Courbin has added a signed and dated erotic watercolor of a naked woman seated atop an unclad Lucifer, feeding him wine from an 180. WHITE, GILBERT. The Natural History urn. Near fine; three-quarter brown morocco and and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of marbled paper; top edge gilt; raised bands and Southampton: With Engravings and an Ap- gilt spine decoration; original wrappers bound pendix. London: Printed by T. Bensley; for B. Inscribed by Jacobs, Twain, Annotated by Twain in. $4500.00 White and Son, 1789. First Edition; including the 171. [TWAIN, MARK] JACOBS, W.W. errata leaf and all plates (two folding). A classic Salthaven. London: Methuen, 1908. First Edi- 174. [W.W.I] BALCH, EMILY GREENE. Ap- of natural history, and, as one of the first volumes tion. Publisher’s cloth; front hinge cracked; proaches to the Great Settlement. New York: explicitly detailing birds and their habitats, a PETER L. STERN & COMPANY, INC. cornerstone of ornithology. A beautifully clean good. $150.00 copy with wide margins; bound in full contem- 186. ZOLA, EMILE. La Fortune Des Rou- porary tree calf; corners renewed and rebacked, gon. Paris: A. Ecroix et al, 1871. First Edition. 197. ZOLA, EMILE. The Soil. A Realistic probably late in the 19th century. The spine has Bound with the original wrappers in contem- Novel. London: Vizetelly & Co., 1888. First a red morocco title label and substantial gilt spine porary cloth and marbled boards; some foxing; English Edition. Publisher’s cloth; very decoration. $5000.00 very good $150.00 good. $200.00

187. ZOLA, EMILE. The “Assommoir” 198. ZOLA, EMILE. A Soldier’s Honour (The Prelude to Nana). A Realistic Novel. and Other Stories. London: Vizetelly & Co., London: Vizetelly, 1884. First English Edi- 1888. First English Edition. Publisher’s tion. Publisher’s pictorial cloth; some foxing; cloth; very good. $200.00 very good. $150.00 199. ZOLA, EMILE. Madeleine Ferat. A 188. ZOLA, EMILE. Germinal; Or, Mas- Realistic Novel. London: Vizetelly & Co., ter and Man. A Realistic Novel. London: 1888. First English Edition. Publisher’s Vizetelly & Co., 1885. First English Edi- cloth; some cloth staining very good. With tion. Some foxing; back hinge cracked; very Dennis Wheatley’s bookplate. $175.00 good. $150 .00 200. ZUEBLIN, CHARLES. Democracy 189. ZOLA, EMILE. Piping Hot! A Real- and the Overman. New York: B.W. Huebsch, istic Novel. London: Vizetelly & Co., 1885. 1910. First Edition. Back hinge broken; very First English Edition. Publisher’s cloth; very good. Presentation copy; inscribed by the good. $200.00 author, an academic who was an early soci- ologist studying urban problems. $100.00 190. ZOLA, EMILE. His Masterpiece? A Realistic Novel. London: Vizetelly & Co., 1886. First English Edition. We will be exhibiting at Publisher’s pictorial cloth; some foxing; 181. WILDE, OSCAR. Lady Windermere’s Fan: very good. $200.00 these A Play About a Good Woman. London: Elkin two California Fairs: Mathews & John Lane, 1893. First Edition of 191. ZOLA, EMILE. The Fortune of the Wilde’s first successful play. Original publisher’s Rougons: A Realistic Novel. London: Vize- cloth; a little cloth bubbling and spotting; very telly & Co., 1886. First English Edition. good. With the 1894 inscription of the contem- Publisher’s cloth; very good. $200.00 February 6-7, 2010 porary publisher Hannibal Ingalls Kimball (Stone & Kimball). $1650.00 192. ZOLA, EMILE. The Ladies’ Paradise. A Realistic Novel. London: Vizetelly & Co., San Francisco, CA 182. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Bertie Wooster 1886. First English Edition. Publisher’s San Francisco Book, Print Sees It Through. New York: Simon & Schuster, cloth; very good. $200.00 and Paper Fair 1955. First American Edition. Very good dust jacket. $135.00 193. ZOLA, EMILE. A Love Episode. S.F. Concourse A Realistic Novel. London: Vizetelly 7th & Brannan Streets 183. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Very Good, Jeeves!. & Co., 1886. First English Edition. Sat 10-7, Sun 10-5 Mattituck, New York: Rivercity Press, 1976. Publisher’s cloth; back hinge started; Re-issue. Bound in publisher’s half-leather very good. $175.00 www.sfbookandpaperfair.com with marbled boards; a little bumped; near fine. $85.00 194. ZOLA, EMILE. His Excellency Eu- - gene Rougon, A Realistic Novel. London: 184. WYLIE, PHILIP. An April Afternoon. Vizetelly & Co., 1887. First English Edition. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edi- Publisher’s cloth; very good. $200.00 February 12-14, 2010 tion. Front hinge cracked; foxed; very good in dust jacket. Presentation copy; inscribed by the 195. ZOLA, EMILE. The Conquests of author to “mother.” $200.00 Plassans. A Realistic Novel. London: Vize- Los Angeles , CA telly & Co., 1887. First English Edition. 43rd California International A Dog Publisher’s cloth; back hinge cracked; very Antiquarian Book Fair 185. YOUNG, ROLAND. Not For Children. good. $175.00 With an Introduction by Ring Lardner. Garden Hyatt Regency Century City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. 1 9 6 . ZOLA, EMILE. A b b e M o u r e t ’s Plaza A very good copy. With a lengthy humorous Transgression. A Realistic Novel. Lon- Avenue of the Stars signed presentation from the actor-author, with don: Vizetelly & Co., 1887. First English a small drawing of a dog (as “there is no dog in Edition. Publisher’s cloth; hinges cracked; Los Angeles the book”). $750.00 erasure at the top of the title page; very Fri 4-9, Sat 11-7, Sun 11-5 www.labookfair.com